Missouri Botanical Garden

2008 annual report

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“Nature is a temple where living pillars

Sometimes emit confused words;

Man passes through forests of symbols

Which observe him with familiar looks.”

-Charles Baudelaire

Left: Le Temple Idéal was created by artist Niki de Saint Phalle as a place of worship for all religions. Displayed beside the Climatron® during the 2008 Niki in the Garden exhibition, the sculpture hinted at a greater truth: that nature is also an ideal temple where all people can join together for a common cause: the health of our planet.

In 2008, the Garden embarked on a new seven-year strategic plan with a central theme of building sustainability. From protecting biodiversity around the world, to inspiring home gardeners to grow green, to educating our nation’s next generation of scientists, the Garden promotes the interdependence of people, plants, and the environment.

“ To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enr ich life.”

—mission of the Missouri Botanical Garden

This annual report is locally printed on paper with 100% post-consumer recycled content made with wind power. It is also available online at www.mobot.org.

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Officers Mr. Nicholas L. Reding, ChairCarolyn W. Losos, Vice ChairDr. Peter H. Raven, President

MembersMrs. Walter F. Ballinger IICatherine B. BergesProf. Sir Peter R. Crane FRSMr. Arnold W. DonaldMr. David M. HolloMr. David W. KemperMr. Charles E. KopmanMr. Hal A. KroegerMr. W. Stephen MaritzMr. Robert D. MillstoneCheryl P. MorleyMr. Jai P. NagarkattiMrs. Cynthia PetersLaura H. ReevesMr. Steven C. Roberts

Mr. Scott C. SchnuckMr. Rex A. SinquefieldNancy R. SiwakMr. Andrew C. TaylorMr. Barrett Toan

Ex OfficioRev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J.The Hon. Charlie A. DooleyDr. Thomas F. GeorgeDr. Zelema Harris Mr. Benjamin H. HulseyThe Hon. Francis G. SlayThe Rt. Rev. George

Wayne SmithMr. Richard T. Sullivan, Jr.Dr. Mark S. Wrighton

Members EmeritiMr. Clarence C. BarksdaleMr. John H. BiggsMr. Stephen F. BrauerMr. William H. T. BushMr. Bert D. Condie IIIMr. L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr.Mr. M. Peter FischerMrs. Marilyn FoxMr. Robert R. HermannMr. Edward D. HigginsMrs. Warren G. Keinath, Jr.Mrs. Rosalyn H. KlingMr. Ralph KorteMr. Robert E. KreskoJune M. KummerMr. E. Desmond Lee, Jr.Doris W. H. LichtensteinLucy Lopata

Mr. Douglas B. MacCarthyMr. James S. McDonnell IIIMr. Jefferson L. MillerMr. Lucius B. Morse IIIDr. Helen E. NashEvelyn E. NewmanMr. William R. Orthwein, Jr.Mr. Roy PfautchMrs. Lucianna Gladney RossMr. Anthony F. Sansone, Sr.Mr. Warren M. ShapleighMr. Joseph F. ShaughnessyMr. Robert B. SmithMrs. C. C. Johnson SpinkMrs. Walter G. SternDr. William K. Y. TaoDr. George E. ThomaMr. Jack E. ThomasMrs. Robert P. TschudyMr. John K. Wallace, Jr.Mr. O. Sage Wightman IIIMrs. Raymond H. Wittcoff

Honorary TrusteesDr. Werner GreuterDr. Surinder M. Sehgal

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People depend on plants for every aspect of their lives, from food and medicine to the protection of watersheds and the maintenance of soil fertility, and yet plants and every other element in the living world are threatened by the explosive growth of human populations, our increasing consumption rates, and the uses of technologies that are often unsustainable. We are exhausting the earth’s resources more rapidly than natural processes can replenish them, and the rate at which we are doing so is climbing with every passing year.

Last year, I discussed with scientists, conservationists, and politicians the dilemma that our world faces in the 21st century. There is a growing sense of awareness of our dependency on the natural world and a determination that we must act. The Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the strongest contributors to the knowledge base needed to pursue this cause effectively and a leader in helping people

everywhere to do what is necessary. How much of the natural environment that we enjoy today remains to serve and enrich our own lives and the lives of those who follow us depends directly on the actions we take.

By virtue of our history and the loyal support we have received over the course of the last 150 years, the Missouri Botanical Garden has accumulated rich scientific resources for studying plants and educating people about them. We now have an urgent role to play that our founder, Henry Shaw, could not have imagined, and in an economic environment most of us have never before experienced. I know we can count on our many friends to support these efforts to protect our “Temple of Nature.”

The Garden’s new strategic plan calls for us all to become, in the words of Dr. Peter Raven, “stewards of the earth.” The central theme is building sustainability. The goals challenge the Garden to become a global leader in scientific achievement, in promoting the responsible use of resources, and in connecting people with plants through gardening and education. (The text of the entire plan is available on the Garden’s website, www.mobot.org, under the “About” section.) If we pursue these goals, we will strengthen our institutional capacity and remain a leader among botanical institutions well into the 21st century.

Already the Garden is a leader—as one of the most popular and beautiful public attractions in St. Louis and one of the most respected science and conservation organizations in the world. Continued improvements to Garden grounds, such as the new Lichtenstein Victorian District, have helped prepare for the celebration of the Garden’s 150th anniversary in 2009. Our research and education collaborations with

local, national, and international institutions are flourishing.

Though always a place of respite and solitude for our members and guests, the Garden is not immune to the realities of worldwide financial turmoil. It is with confidence and optimism that we remain focused on our mission and diligent in our efforts. Henry Shaw entrusted us as responsible stewards of his gift and the gifts of those who have followed his example through sponsorships, tributes, bequests, and annual donations to the Henry Shaw Fund. Overcoming the current economic challenges will leave the Garden stronger for future generations, and we are grateful to our many supporters and friends in these challenging times.

Peter H. Raven, President of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Nicholas L. Reding, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Spring beauty in the George Washington Carver Garden, an inspirational garden dedicated to the world-famous scientist, educator, and humanitarian.

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Left: Garden botanists in Vietnam visited Yok Don National Park in 2008. They collected over 1,000 specimens, but just as importantly trained park rangers in collection and inventory techniques. The Garden collaborates with local institutions around the world to build scientific capacity and knowledge in countries that need it most.

Top: Dr. Thomas Croat in Ecuador with his 100,000th collection, making him the fourth botanist ever to have collected so many. The plant became the six millionth specimen in the Garden’s herbarium, one of the largest and fastest growing research facilities in the world. Herbaria are valuable tools in documenting the characteristics of plants because they allow scientists to compare plants from all over the world side by side.

Bottom: In Peru, school children in the Yanesha community harvest tomatoes from a school garden. Garden scientists work closely with the local communities of the Palcazú Valley to establish environmental education programs, such as organic community gardens and even a small restaurant (The Honeybee). Through education, local people are inspired to protect their natural resources.

Protecting biodiversity is the foundation of sustainability. Garden scientists work in nearly 40 countries around the world to document and protect plants. Who knows which new discovery might yield a crucial medicine?

“Whilst this planet has gone cycling on

according to the fixed law of gravity, endless

forms most beautiful and most wonderful

have been, and are being, evolved.”

– Charles Darwin, The Origin of the Species

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Plants are the basis of human life. They convert energy from the sun into all the necessities (food, clothing, shelter)—and many of the niceties (beauty, perfume, color)—of human existence. Since 1950, the human population has exploded from 2.5 to 6.8 billion. During this same period, the number of plant species has declined precipitously. By the end of this century, half of the estimated 300,000 species of plants could be extinct in nature.

Garden scientists work in dozens of countries throughout the world with colleagues there to document the species of plants found in each area and to make the information widely available. On average, several new plant species are discovered each day in the tropics, thousands each year. Once a plant has been named and described, it can be placed in relation to what is already known, examined for useful properties, and conserved. Discovery and documentation matter deeply in the intense struggle to preserve Earth’s biodiversity.

The Missouri Botanical Garden celebrated a scientific milestone in 2008 with the addition of the six millionth specimen to the herbarium. Essentially libraries of plant material, herbaria are vital research tools that allow scientists to compare samples of actual plants from all over the world—and to track changes over time. The Garden’s herbarium is the fastest growing—and one of the largest—in the world.

A Personal Milestone

“At first I considered it impossible that this species was new…After returning to the Garden, I went through all the existing species in our herbarium and none came close.”

Dr. Thomas Croat, P. A. Schulz Curator of Botany, has been collecting plant specimens in the wild for over 42 years. Anthurium centimillesimum (Latin centi- hundred and millesimum thousand) is Croat’s 100,000th collection, placing him in an elite group of only a handful of scientists. The plant, a giant Ecuadorean relative of the humble philodendron, is also the six millionth specimen in the Garden’s herbarium.

biodiver s i ty under threat

Garden Scientists Strive to Document and Protect

Publications, whether web-based or on paper, are another important knowledge-synthesizing tool. In early 2008, the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org) launched online. This 10-year web initiative, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, seeks to provide expert information on all 1.8 million known species of animals, plants, and other living creatures on the planet. The Garden is a cornerstone partner, along with the Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University, and others.

A “flora” is a scientific publication that documents and describes a region’s plants. The Missouri Botanical Garden Press publishes floras from all over the world. The year 2008 was a banner year for the Flora of China project with the publication of the next five volumes of what will eventually be a 50-volume work. Thousands of Chinese plants are used as medicine, but extensive exploitation of natural habitats means that many of these are threatened with extinction. The information included in the Flora of China is extremely important for conservation and for the search for solutions that address humankind’s many impacts on nature.

Around the World

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“Hot spot” is the phrase biologists use to identify areas of especially high biodiversity. The tropics are home to many of the world’s hot spots: nearly two–thirds of all known plants in the world are found there. But lately, the phrase has taken on ominous overtones. The world is warming—ocean temperatures are rising, ice is melting, and plants are struggling.

Throughout the world, Garden scientists are studying the effects of global climate change on plants. They witness glaciers retreating in Tibet and the changes in alpine plants there. They track the gradual drying of the Serengeti Plain. They are creating a plant checklist of the Andes to guide conservation policy-makers in the region. In Madagascar, they monitor evidence of species extinction with the same hope: to document data and lobby governments to take action, sometimes during periods of considerable political unrest and peril.

Population pressure, increasing industrialization, deforestation, soil erosion, pollution: these are the problems affecting developing nations, a majority of which are located in the tropics where biological diversity is exceptionally high. Governments and communities cannot easily be convinced to conserve natural resources when people live in poverty.

That’s why in 2008 the Missouri Botanical Garden helped open a new medical clinic in Mahabo, Madagascar. Researchers had long identified the Agnalazaha forest as a conservation priority; however, the local population continued to collect firewood there. Garden staff met with the community and learned that inhabitants knew their exploitation of the forest was damaging, but they could not afford both fuel and medical care. By helping to start this clinic, botanists benefit the community—and save rare plants.

Parasite Lost

“The region where the plant grows is changing rapidly: forests are being logged for timber and the slopes burned to become pastures. In another decade, we might never have relocated this undescribed genus.”

Garden curator Dr. George Yatskievych has rediscovered a rare and unusual parasitic plant. Known from only a single specimen collected in 1985, the plant was found in the disappearing forests of western Mexico. It constitutes a genus new to science with a botanical name meaning “little hermit.” Even in our own backyard, plants are at risk. The Center for Plant Conservation seeks to preserve and restore rare native plants of the United States.

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Garden Scientists Witness Global Climate Change

In tropical Vietnam, other types of investment were needed. The forests of Bach Ma National Park are remarkably diverse—with over 2,000 plant species (and one tiger!)—but poorly documented. In 2008, the Garden helped establish an herbarium for the park, providing essential equipment and training. The facility will allow park staff to document the flora of the land in their charge and promote its conservation to the local community.

These efforts and many like them are spearheaded by the Garden’s Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development. The Center analyzes data collected by Garden researchers, consults on conservation strategies, trains local botanists, and works to find community-based solutions to conservation problems. In addition, the Garden’s William L. Brown Center has a special mission to preserve traditional knowledge about plants for a sustainable future. Their work helps identify traditional medicines and other types of useful plants, so that they can be preserved before habitat destruction and global climate change can take their toll.

Global climate change has forced the Himalayan snow lotus (Sanssuren laniceps) to the top of its range. It has nowhere left to go—except extinct. With your help, Garden scientists can discover and document species before it’s too late.

“Nature has planted

in our minds an

insatiable longing to

see the truth.”

– Cicero

Far left: In Madagascar, Garden staff member Charles Rakotovao takes an unstable dugout canoe across the Andraronga River with a load of field gear. This is the only transportation available to field botanists in remote parts of the country. The Garden maintains an office of 60 researchers in Madagascar; all but one person is native Malagasy. This provides not only jobs, but education and training to local people, and helps to ensure community involvement in conservation initiatives.

Left: Clethra concordia, named to commemorate the peace treaty that finally settled the bitter 1995 Ecuador–Peru border conflict. With peace, Garden researchers have been able to explore the sandstone plateaus adjacent to the border, where this unusual plant was found. New plant species are found every day in the tropics. Garden researchers are in a race to document them before they disappear.

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The Science and Conservation Division includes 46 Ph.D. researchers, 144 full-time and 2 part-time employees, assisted by 22 graduate students and 85 volunteers, under the direction of Senior Vice President Dr. Robert Magill.

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In nature, there is no waste. Deciduous leaves fertilize the soil. Dead plants and animals provide habitat and sustenance for other plants and animals before breaking down. Everything is used and reused in a closed cycle. Human population, which had previously grown in harmony with nature, has tripled over the last 75 years. Human use of natural resources has grown out of balance and has begun to disrupt nature’s delicate cycles.

Sustainability is “meeting the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Today, humanity is currently consuming 25 percent more than the world produces on an ongoing basis. We must change our ways. The Missouri Botanical Garden strives to make the most sustainable choices for the future of people, plants, and the planet.

In 2008, the Garden was excited to announce that the Garden’s cafe, Sassafras, was designated the first Certified Green RestaurantTM in the state of Missouri by the national nonprofit Green Restaurant Association. Read all about the certification qualifications on our website, www.mobot.org.It’s just one of the many ways the Garden is bringing our sustainability initiatives to the public.

Susta ining People,Member ship Building Community Sustaining the Planet

Nature has no waste. Everything is recycled. The Garden seeks to inspire a love of nature in the public and to establish connections between healthy living and a healthy planet.

Left: The Niki exhibition in 2008 attracted scores of families, whose younger members were delighted to touch and even climb on the colorful—and child-friendly—mosaic sculptures. Artist Niki de Saint Phalle sought to inspire children to love nature and the outdoors.

Above left: Green resources manager Jean Ponzi briefs the staff of the newly Certified Green™ restaurant Sassafras on the latest green initiatives. The restaurant is one of many ways the Garden highlights sustainability for our visitors.

Above right: Events such as the Members’ Family Picnic and the Whitaker Music Festival attract a diverse and family-friendly audience to one of the most beautiful venues in St. Louis.

Through outreach and community-building, the Garden strives to share our environmental mission with the public and inspire a love of nature. In 2008, the membership program continued to expand family programming with a record-setting Eggstravaganza Easter event, the Members’ Family Picnic, and Halloween Ghouls in the Garden. The Young Friends organization reached out to young professionals in their 20s and 30s. The Garden continues to enjoy one of the best membership renewal rates of any cultural attraction in the country: 76 percent.

The Garden welcomed Niki, an installation of the colorful mosaics of French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle. Niki described the garden setting of most of her works as a “dialog between nature and the sculptures.” The exhibit drew crowds of young families, as children were welcome to touch, climb, play with, and sit on many of the whimsical pieces.

Major festivals also continued to inspire visitors to grow green. Annual orchid and holiday flower shows saw increased attendance. The Whitaker Music Festival is one of the most popular outdoor music series in St. Louis with a 20 percent increase in attendance, up to 68,934. Good weather once again helped propel the Garden’s two largest weekend events into record-breaking territory. The three-day Japanese Festival, presented by Wachovia Securities, drew 49,052 people, and the 17th annual Best of Missouri Market attracted 27,649 shoppers over two days.

Niki Nights sponsor Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Media sponsor St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Installations sponsored by: Anonymous Cathy and Jim BergesJinny and Larry BrowningBSI Constructors Inc.,

Rosemary and Joe ShaughnessyEdward JonesMr. and Mrs. Charles Gallagher,

United Fruit and Produce CompanyMacy’sMonsanto CompanySachs PropertiesJudy and Gene ToombsU.S. Bank, N.A.

“Nature does nothing in vain.”

-Aristotle

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Providing sites of beauty and reflection is an essential part of the Garden’s mission and a primary means by which we make connections between people, plants, and the environment. Presenting landscapes that are beautiful and restorative is essential to inspire in the public a love of nature. From this inspiration, the desire to grow plants, to cultivate a garden, or even just to protect the view, can lead to a more sustainable lifestyle. The Garden promotes the planting of the “right plant for the right location” (including native species and well-adapted Plants of Merit™), educates about the risk of invasives, and encourages all home gardeners to “grow green” by composting, conserving water, and recycling.

In 2008, the Garden dedicated a new area of inspiration for the public. The Doris Waters Harris Lichtenstein Victorian District unifies and enhances several gardens and Victorian-era buildings, transforming the area around Tower Grove House into a Victorian showplace just in time for the Garden’s sesquicentennial celebrations in 2009.

The Garden’s collections of living plants are impressive. Our collection of 385 individual oak trees representing 48 different species was certified by the North American Plant Collections Consortium in 2008. Along with 14 other prestigious institutions nationwide, the Garden will collaborate to strengthen and preserve plant diversity of oaks. In the same year, the Missouri Department of Conservation certified four Missouri State Champion Trees on Garden grounds: a white basswood (Tilia heterophylla), western soapberry (Sapindus drummondii), possumhaw (Ilex decidua), and sugarberry (Celtis laevigata). Size is calculated using a formula that factors in a tree’s height, crown spread, and trunk circumference.

Over 335 Tons Recycled!

The Garden operates one of the most extensive gardening plastic recycling programs in the nation. The program has expanded to multiple collection locations throughout the community: the resulting yield brought the total collection to over 335 tons of plastic kept out of landfills over the program’s ten-year existence. In 2008, the collection was awarded the American Public Garden Association’s Award of Excellence. The program is sponsored by St. Louis–Jefferson Solid Waste Management District, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Environmental Improvement and Energy Resource Authority, and Monrovia Growers.

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Garden Horticulturists Inspire,

Educate, and Grow Green

A vibrant piece of the 2006 Glass in the Garden exhibition returned to the Garden permanently in 2008, thanks to gifts from Lucianna Gladney Ross and June and Charles Gallagher. Chihuly’s Trellises will appear in the Gladney Rose Garden during warm-weather months.

The Garden’s William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening continues to thrive. The year saw a 20 percent increase in attendance at this gardener’s resource, the largest in the nation, where visitors can take classes, research in databases and the library, and seek advice from some of the region’s foremost horticulture experts.

The Center’s Plants of Merit™ program, which recommends outstanding but underutilized plants for the region, has expanded to include ornamental edibles as well as more native plants. The program was assisted in 2008 by a generous challenge grant from the William T. Kemper Foundation—Commerce Bank, Trustee.

The Horticulture Division has 58 full-time and 4 part-time employees, assisted by 6 interns and 641 volunteers, under the direction of Vice President James P. Cocos.

Sustainability starts at home. By inspiring home gardeners to grow vegetables, native plants, Plants of Merit™, conserve water, compost, and recycle, the Garden helps grow a healthier planet!

“Eating is an

agricultural act.”

– Wendell Berry,

farmer and author

Far left: The Doris Waters Harris Lichtenstein Victorian District includes a new pincushion garden, and renovated paths, lighting, and entrances to enhance this historic area of the Garden just in time for the Garden’s sesquicentennial celebrations.

Top: Over 150,000 people visit the Kemper Center for Home Gardening each year for information, advice, and inspiration for their gardens. The vegetable garden is one of the most popular displays, as home gardeners get interested in growing their own food. As the author of New York Times bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma Michael Pollan writes, “It doesn’t get more local than your own backyard.”

Bottom: There is a long tradition of art in gardens, and installations such as Chihuly’s Trellises, 2006 show why. The best art doesn’t compete with nature but complements it, allowing the viewer to better appreciate the graceful curves of the climbing roses while invoking at mid-day the magic of a fiery sunrise.

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Plants form the basis of life on Earth. Humans must live in ways that moderate our impact on ecosystems if we are to survive. Sustainable living requires a basic knowledge of plants, as well as an understanding of the web of life, the cycles of nature, the flow of energy, and the interdependence of all living things. The Garden’s education and interpretation programs, grounded in the best scientific research, provide high-quality sustainable learning at five locations throughout the region.

In 2008, children were invited to the National Arbor Day Foundation’s “Exploring Trees Inside and Out.” This nationally touring exhibit attracted over 35,000 visitors to sit inside a giant leaf and be surrounded by the process of photosynthesis, smell scents from various plants, hear forest animals, and experience tree life from the inside out.

School Programs added nine new Garden classes this year for students in grades K through 8. Students explored the rain forest and learned how the birds and the bees lead to flowers and trees. All classes meet local science standards and are free to students in St. Louis City/County.

The Litzsinger Road Ecology Center continues to provide regional leadership in place-based education, linking teachers and students to their local communities. Through collaborative research, presentations, and publications, LREC programs serve as models inspiring change in schools across the country.

A new Nature Explore Classroom™ opened at the Shaw Nature Reserve to complement the one established inside the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden in 2007. A collaborative effort between the National Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, the classrooms were developed as a response to the growing disconnect between children and nature. They feature hands-on, creative fun with natural materials in a natural, outdoor setting.

Since 2006, when the Garden’s Horticulture Therapy program expanded from senior citizens to include special-needs populations with mental and physical disabilities, the number of people served has tripled. Using nature as a therapeutic medium can aid therapists in achieving specific client goals.

Families can drop in on Great Green Adventures each month or explore the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden with Garden staff stationed throughout to enhance their educational visit. Whether it is a class for a preschooler and dad, an activity for school-aged children and grandparents, or a more extensive summer camp or nature study, the Garden provides a variety of opportunities for kids of all ages in nature.

The Education Division has 52 full-time, 4 part-time, and 5 seasonal employees, assisted by 1 intern and 687 volunteers under the direction of Vice President Deborah Chollet Frank.

Garden Educators Grow Young Green Minds

Education for sustainability fosters in children empathy for all people, animals, plants, and the earth—and the will to change behaviors to protect our natural world. These children will be tomorrow’s scientists, teachers, and leaders.

Save the Plan(e)t!

“Nature, to be

commanded, must

be obeyed.”

– Francis Bacon

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Science Alliance

In collaboration with the Saint Louis Science Center and Saint Louis Zoo, the Missouri Botanical Garden is leading a “Science Alliance” with St. Louis Public Schools to promote teaching excellence and student achievement in math and science. Partners provide on-site instruction, professional development, and curriculum materials, as well as organize regular student field trips. The pilot project at Mullanphy Elementary School is generously funded by the Boeing Company as part of the company’s efforts to promote a quality learning environment for St. Louis-area students and ensure future success in the workforce.

Right: A young student contemplates the many forms of cacti on display. Children exposed to nature at a young age prove more empathetic, while children cut off from nature can develop behavioral problems. Garden educators strive to inspire in children a wonder of nature and a concern for the environment.

Opposite: A mother and her young daughter enjoy cherry-blossom time at the Garden. Drop-in family programming, the Children’s Garden, and a variety of classes and events for young families provide opportunities for parents, grandparents, and children to experience beauty and educational fun throughout the grounds.

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The Missouri Botanical Garden includes a family of attractions throughout the St. Louis area, each uniquely complementing the Garden’s mission.

The Missouri Botanical Garden practices sustainability at the most fundamental level, by protecting biodiversity. At the EarthWays Center, visitors learn how to make more sustainable choices at the local level, in their own lives and homes. EarthWays also offers environmental education to school children, including the popular Young Green Builders summer camp, and serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Green Building Council’s St. Louis Regional Chapter. In 2008, EarthWays launched a green resource hotline for consumers’ sustainability questions.

The 2008 Green Homes and Renewable Energy Festival, sponsored by AmerenUE, grew bigger than ever through a new collaboration with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. The event attracted thousands of visitors to learn about energy efficiency, alternative fuels, recycling, composting, native plant landscaping, and more. A Green House Tour highlighted the growing green homes movement in St. Louis.

The EarthWays Center has 9 full-time staff, assisted by 32 volunteers, under the leadership of Director Glenda Abney. Attendance in 2008 was 7,010.

the Garden beyond

Plants, Animals, People, and Sustainability

The Missouri Botanical Garden discovers and protects plants around the world. At the Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit, visitors can get acquainted with local Missouri plants and ecosystems—and the steps they can take to preserve them. Featuring one of the best examples of restored tall-grass prairie in the region, the Shaw Nature Reserve has become renowned for native plant expertise. The Whitmire Wildflower Garden is one of the best native plant displays in the Midwest. The Spring Wildflower Sale attracts thousands each year. The Native Plant School offers classes for homeowners as well as professional landscapers in conjunction with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Grow Native! program.

The Missouri Department of Conservation and Shaw Nature Reserve share a commitment to conservation. The partnership, now in its fifth year, offers greater opportunities for native plant promotion through the Grow Native! program and youth education initiatives. A bi-annual Prairie Day event, the Master Naturalist program, and Discover Nature-Women weekend are among recent co-sponsored events.

The Shaw Nature Reserve has 15 full-time and 5 part-time staff, assisted by 141 volunteers, under the leadership of Director John Behrer. Attendance in 2008 was 58,346.

The Missouri Botanical Garden promotes connections between people and plants. At the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, visitors learn about the connections between people, plants, and animals too—and how to preserve nature’s fragile balance among them.

In 2008, the Butterfly House was confirmed for a second five-year period and remains the only butterfly house in the nation accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. To be accredited, the Butterfly House underwent a rigorous investigation to ensure it will continue to meet ever-rising standards of conservation, education, safety, and animal care.

Conservation is an essential element of the Butterfly House mission and operation, as seen in our expanded partnership with El Bosque Nuevo in Costa Rica, a butterfly farm that utilizes 100 percent of profits to fund a goal of a 25,000-acre protected reserve. The Butterfly House is also part of the Butterfly Conservation Initiative, a coalition of facilities dedicated to the conservation of threatened and endangered North American butterflies and their habitats.

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House has 13 full-time, 7 part-time, and 10 seasonal staff, assisted by 180 volunteers, under the leadership of Director Joe Norton. Attendance in 2008 was 139,846.

Shaw’s Stone Walls

“Still Nature’s births enclosed in egg or seed

From the tall forest to the lowly weed,

Her beaux and beauties, butterflies and worms,

Rise from aquatic to aerial forms.”

– Erasmus Darwin, The Temple of Nature

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3617 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO(314) 577-0220 • www.earthwayscenter.org

EarthWays Center

Hwy 100, Gray Summit, MO(636) 451-3512 • www.shawnature.org

Shaw Nature Reserve Left: Mariachi musicians perform at the Mighty

Monarch Fiesta. This fall fundraiser for the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House provides support for education programs and exhibits, as well as conservation through the ongoing partnership with El Bosque Nuevo butterfly farm and reserve in Costa Rica.

Center: Families flock to Prairie Day at Shaw Nature Reserve, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation. This fun-filled day explores Missouri heritage on the Reserve’s 250-acre restored tall-grass prairie, complete with nature walks, sod house and teepee, and historic arts and crafts.

Right: Artist Cbabi Bayoc guides school children and festival attendees in creation of a bus mural at the EarthWays Green Homes and Renewable Energy Festival, sponsored by AmerenUE. Part of Metro Arts in Transit, the bus will raise environmental awareness on local routes throughout the year.

Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO(636) 530-0076 • www.butterflyhouse.org

Butterfly House

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Financial InformationYear ended December 31, 2008

2008 Publ ic Suppor t & Revenue

Public Support Services Provided for Botanical Garden Subdistrict* $ 9,850,000

Contributions and Memberships 7,075,887

Bequests 2,979,885

ToTal Public SuPPorT 19,905,772

revenue Admissions 1,902,004

Grants and Contracts 8,942,541

Retail Shops 2,475,270

Education 385,238

Property Rentals 424,069

Investment Income (net) 3,848,523

Other 977,191

ToTal revenue 18,954,836

ToTal SuPPorT and revenue 38,860,608

2008 Expenditures Program Services Horticulture 3,348,112

Science and Conservation 10,627,580

Retail Shops 2,437,238

Education 2,992,707

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 1,261,502

Shaw Nature Reserve 1,010,555

Visitor Services 409,872

Public Events 478,060

Contract Services 1,810,026

ToTal Program ServiceS $ 24,375,652

2008 Expenditures / continued

Supporting Services Management and General $ 8,973,725

Maintenance and Improvements 3,594,581

Utilities 1,082,297

Security 827,694

Membership 1,296,248

Institutional Advancement 1,266,256

TOTAl SuPPorTing SERVICES 17,040,801

equipment & Transfers Property and Equipment Transfers 295,202

Transfer of Funds (938,550)

ToTal equiPmenT & TranSferS (643,348)

ToTal exPendiTureS 40,773,105

Excess (Deficit) of Public Support and Revenues over Expenditures (1,912,497)

Net Assets—Beginning of Year 4,625,000

Net Assets—End of Year $ 2,712,503

net assets (deficit) Operating Fund Unrestricted $ 3,082,320

Operating Fund Restricted (369,817)

Endowment and Similar Funds 62,747,192

land, Buildings, and Equipment 83,922,537

Capital Fund 2,180,976

Gift Annuity Fund 1,385,597

ToTal $ 152,948,805

Left: A migrating monarch alights on a dahlia in the Samuels Bulb Garden. Everywhere, the Garden is alive with the connections of plants, animals, and people.

*Botanical Garden Subdistrict Since 1971, residents of St. Louis City and County have generously supported the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District (ZMD). The ZMD is a property tax-supported district, which distributes funds through five cultural subdistricts, including the Botanical Garden Subdistrict which provides support to the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Garden is grateful for this continued support. (Commissioners for the ZMD and the Botanical Garden Subdistrict are listed on page 38.)

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President’s Office Peter Raven 37 PresidentRobert Herleth 4 ExecutiveVice PresidentKathleen Basso 13Nancy Chollet 0Kathleen Farris 3Sandra Michael 4JoAnn Rivinus Vorih 6Donna Rodgers 17Teresa West 10Beverly Wilcox 20

Botanical Society of AmericaWilliam Dahl 6 Manager Robert Brandt 3Heather Cacanindin 1Claire Hemingway 4Richard Hund 0Wanda lovan 5Amy McPherson 19Jennifer Potratz 1

Butterfly House l. Joseph Norton Jr. 7 Director laura Chisholm 7Colleen Crank 0Mark Deering 7Jessica Deering 6Donna Dupske 7Amy Hammann 5Christopher Hartley 2Adam Jaschek 2Josh Kelley 2Daniel Kilian 0Ellen Painter 6Jason Perry 6James Powers 7Alicia Sy 2Catherine Wittmer 1

Madame Butterfly Gift Shop Katherine Allen 7lisa Coleman 1Erin Doyle 1Peggy Drackert 7Shengmin E 0Judith Hansen 1Jacqueline Henrikson 7Cara Jaffee 4Jake Kreinberg 1lauren Miller 0Daniel Pozzo 2Judith Rosen 5Jessica Rutledge 5Patti Salley 0Zhimeng Yang 0

Center for Plant ConservationKathryn Kennedy 8 Manager Maria Bradford 5Maureen Fischer 0Olivia Kwong 3Richard luhman 1Anna Strong 1

Communications Peggy lents 6 Senior Vice President

George Overby 10Robert Quirin, Jr. 13Michael Schumer 1Steven Smith 9Michael Sutton 10Marcus Thompson 1Marcianne Touchette 0

Horticulture James Cocos 14 Vice President David Aniuk 0JoAnn Batzer 11Walter Behrendt, Jr. 37Josephine Byrne 12Gregory Cadice 22Benjamin Chu 26Steven Cline 19Emily Colletti 6Janet Croswell 4Ilaz Dalipi 9Tutti Day 6Jason Delaney 12Vincent Dilg 0Senad Duracak 7Melissa Ecker 5Phillip Egart 13lawrence Enkoji 17Sheila Flinchpaugh 1lisa Francis 8Katherine Freeman 6Michelle Gray 0Paul Hampton 1linda Harman 6Richard Harrison 22Brian Heap 0Julie Hess 20Peter Hitch 3June Hutson 32Jennifer Kleeschulte 1Glenn Kopp 24Deborah lalumondier 26Pete lampros 2Sarah laufersweiler 3Scott linton 5Randy lueker 1David Middleton 3Jennifer Mistretta 2Christine Nejelski 1Renee Nelson 3Aquiessence Orr 0Teresa Pafford 5Tamara Palmier 7 Catherine Pauley 12Dawn Petersen 2lisa Prasad 8Susan Ratcliff 11Dana Rizzo 1Juanita Roth 5Patricia Scace 3David Schmidt 0Samantha Sevier 0Steven Siebe 2Todd Simms 9Anita Snyder 0John Spitler 10linda Stalling 0Rebecca Sucher 10Jonathan Sweeney 12Gerald Tynan 23Blanche Wagner 13Darman Williams 30Stephen Wolff 40Mark Zigrang 4

Kelly Wehrheim 0Jennifer Wolff 8

Gateway Greening Gwenne Hayes-Stewart 11 Manager Jean Corbett 1Mara Higdon 4Theresa lopez 3lauren Maul 3Andrea Mayrose 2Hannah Reinhart 1Ariel Roads-Buback 0

General Services Paul Brockmann 38 Senior Vice President

Facility Support JoAnn Ahart 8Edith Ball 0James Bonds 2Sharnice Burton 0Patrick Cannady 2Rodney Evans 0William Guy 6John Harris 6Carla Johnson 3Annonciate Kagarama 7Bradford lewis 2Frederick McClendon 0Norman Neil 0Herbert Quinn 1Sonya Ragsdale 0Mevlida Ramadanovic 6Patricia Scott-Jones 8Keith Warfield 2linda Williams 5April Wilson 1

Maintenance Daniel Braymer 1Michael Bruner 24William Buatte 2Michael Callier 8Susan Ciluffo 8Michael Cotton 10Joshua DeClue 2Douglas Deem 7Guy Dopmeyer 10Mark Hoag 1Drew Hogan 2John Hunter 3Jacklyn Maciekowicz 19Kevin Mattingly 32Michael Messner 4John Morris, Jr. 12Patrick Nolan 7Cedric Paine 11lisa Rhodes 2Ralph Stamm 6Dennis Strubberg 13Gregory Tolle 1Ronnie Walters 2Charles Zidar 0

Security Qiana Baxton 1Tom Brown, Jr. 8Andrew Dodson 8Gregory Jones 3Mark Kreutzer 1Nicholas lauman 1Earl Matthews 4Frank Nelson 9

Heather Arora 7Betty Barnes-Mays 11Julie Bierach 0Ellen Flesch 8Karen Hagenow 7Denise Hufford 4James Kalkbrenner 11lynn Kerkemeyer 7Elizabeth McNulty 7Chelsea Pedigo 0Gene Peimann 6Jeffrey Ricker 0Deborah Springer 5Rob Thurman 0Justin Visnesky 5

Controller’s Office Michael Olson 19 Vice PresidentElizabeth Barker 11Sharon Harnes 17Viktoria Krahling 1Nancy lissant 4Cheryl Mill 34Dianne Schmitt 13linda Settles 14Emma Williams 3

Earth Share of MissouriGerald Klamon 0laura Neuman 0

EarthWays Center Glenda Abney 8 Director Emily Andrews 2Hope Breidenbach 0Joyce Gorrell 2Korey Hart 0Kimberly Petzing 0Jean Ponzi 8Kathryn Smaistrla 2

Education Deborah Frank 8 Vice President Catrina Adams 0Sharon Anibal 0laura Aschenbeck 2Carol Baumann 8Jennifer Brown 3Tracie Cain 1Robert Coulter 10Sean Fears 2Donald Frisch 1Julia Gaussoin 0Ariana Giles 1Suzanne Gregory 3Margaret Hoester 3Jennifer Hope 8lewis Jones, Jr. 4Jessica Kester 4Jennifer Krause 11Gary Mackey 1leslie Memula 0Melissa Poth 3Michelle Scherer 0Martha Schermann 9Heather Schwan 0Malinda Slagle 4Jennifer Smith 6Pansy Smith 2 Mary Voges 7Anne Wamser 0

Our StaffThe Garden is grateful to our 506 staff members who contributed daily to our success in 2008. Numbers reflect completed years of service by 12/31/08

Human Resources Rebecca Ingram 0 Vice President Karen Becker 1Tracy Breckenridge 2Yovandra Clark-Dailey 0Dorlean Cole 4Judith DeWitt 18Norma Fraser 2Jackie Juras 11 Rose lauman 4Judy Servais 19

Information Technology Charles Miller, Jr. 6 Vice President Rafael Barron 1William Behrns 8Zubin Chandran 5Cassandra Cody 10Connie Combs 1William Dale 3Joe Ditto 10Myriam Fica 20Christopher Freeland 8Heather Gossett 1Brian Jaskiewicz 4Roberta Jones 2Michael latzel 4Donna Miller 10Jay Paige 2lucinda Thompson 9Michael Westmoreland 15

Institutional Advancement Sharon Mertzlufft 5 Senior Vice PresidentChristine Brew 1Judith Branstetter 7linda Cherry 7lynn Cook 4Sally DeForest 3laura DeYoung 6Ann Eggebrecht 8Mark Ellinwood 0Gwendolen Goolsby 7Kristine Gruver 1Katherine Kornfeld 3Catherine lee 0Anita lundak 2Andrea Nickrent 0Elizabeth Papagianis 0Joyce Pluhar 1Sheila Pratt 2Kristi Ruggles 0Bobby Sanderson 1Andrea Sykes 2Jessica Smith 4Karen Trigg 0Brenda Zanola 7

Jefferson Solid Waste Managment DistrictDavid Berger 6 Manager linda Adams 6Marian Deinbo 6Kathleen Schweitzer 0Rebecca Shelby 6

Science and ConservationRobert Magill 26 Senior Vice PresidentBruce Allen 24Alba Arbelaez 12

David Jones 0Diana Kathrinus 5Christine Kennedy 3Mary Krupnik 4Jennifer Kuykendall 8Eleanor laVigne 0Amber leighton 3Gwendolyn luhm 2Nichole Martinez 0Bethany Milligan 0Tim Mize 3Sheena Petty 2Erin Roe 0Mitzi Streeter 7Thomas Watson 1

Little Shop Around the Corner Mark Currington 5Susan Ferrigno 2

Visitor Services Cissy Bahn 2Robert Bailey 2Donald Bowolak 2Jessica Caldwell 0Sylvia Crossland 1Randall Drake 2linda Fiehler 0Amanda Haught 0Evelyn Hunt 5Diane Kainz 2Megan Mead 0Meagan Miller 0leslie Mitchell Jackson 2James Nicholson 0Karl Olson 0Alice Ransom 2lauren Verseman 0Thomas Waltz 2Eric White 0Randy Whitman 0Michael Wilkerson 2

Shaw Nature Reserve John Behrer 30 Director Aileen Abbott 0Stephen Bean 0Glenn Beffa 27Terri Brandt 13Matthew Broderick 15Karen Bryan 6Robert Bryan 1Gregory Caldwell 8Diane Donovan 3Vivian Freer 0Judith Hunt 6Jennifer lee 0Helen McCallie 12Jerry Pemberton 5Besa Schweitzer 5Timothy Slape 2Erin Sleeper 0Jeffrey Smith 22Robert Stokes 5Dennis Thurman 3lydia Toth 21James Trager 17Barbara Troutman 15Scott Woodbury 17Katie Zimmer 0

Rita Chiodini 3Jeany Davidse 27Rosa Del Carmen Ortiz-Gentry 15Jean Digby 20Eric Feltz 6Olga Fomina 7Ashley Glenn 1Jennifer Gruhn 2Carol Hebblethwaite 11Donna Herrera 9Suzanne Hirth 8JoAnn Jordan Bartels 3Carla Kostelac 26Beverly Kriesky 0Jennifer Kuhl 4Ronald liesner 36Renata Mason 1Mary Merello 26leonardo Mourre 44Amy Pool 27Jon Ricketson 22James Solomon 27Anna Spencer 17Cynthia Strickland 0Vallery Swift 21Andrea Voyer 4laurel Zimmer 17

Library Michelle Abeln 5Michael Blomberg 5Andrew Colligan 8Julie Crawford 12lucy Fisher 2Douglas Holland 14Shephanie Keil 0Vicki McMichael 23linda Oestry Richardson 16linda Rigger 0Mary Stiffler 18Zoltan Tomory 22Wendy Westmoreland-Woods 0

MBG Press Allison Brock 1Deborah Carter 3Tammy Charron 0Victoria Hollowell 10Cirri Moran 0Beth Parada 3Sharon Strickland 6

William L. Brown Center Barbara Alongi 5Wendy Applequist 8Rainer Bussmann 1Martin Callmander 3Karen Meyer 1Bruce Ponman 5Armand Randrianasolo 10Nanci Ross 0Alyse Rothrock 1Margaret Salick 8Andrew Townesmith 3

Retail Operations Jan Simons 6 Vice President

Garden Gate Shop Abena Ampofo 2Bailey Barrett 0Carlos Braggs 2Heather Feik 0Allison French 0Alzana Jakupovic 3

Fred Barrie 20David Bogler 3Steven Churchill 12Trisha Consiglio 9Katherine Corey 2Thomas Croat 41Marshall Crosby 40Gerrit Davidse 36Robert Dressler 16Michael Grayum 24William Haber 23Barry Hammel 24Si He 15Peter Hoch 31Peter Jorgensen 16Fred Keusenkothen 8Sandy lopez 17Carlyle luer 24Mary McNamara 6David Neill 23John Pruski 6Heidi Schmidt 4Randy Smith 2Brenda Sneed 19W. D. Stevens 31Charlotte Taylor 18Maria Ulloa Ulloa 15Henk van der Werff 26Rodolfo Vasquez 15George Yatskievych 2James Zarucchi 25

Africa and Madagascar Chris Birkinshaw 8Sharon Bodine 17Roy Gereau 25Peter Goldblatt 36Miguel leal 4Porter lowry II 22Gordon McPherson 29Peter Phillipson 5Zachary Rogers 9George Schatz 22Tariq Stevart 2Gretchen Walters 8

Asia Ihsan Al-Shehbaz 18Anthony Brach 15Carolyn McCandliss 11lisa Pepper 1Jacinto Regalado, Jr. 7Tatyana Shulkina 12Rosemary Tanaka 17Nicholas Turland 11libing Zhang 2

Center for Conservation and Sustainable DevelopmentOlga Martha Montiel 17 Vice President Matthew Albrecht 1Burgund Bassuner 3Ivan Jimenez 3Gail Milder 8Barbara Widmer 2

Graduate Programs Peter Richardson 18

Herbarium John Atwood 0Thomas Bernickus 17Teri Bilsborrow 9Sally Bommarito 7Angela Brinker 0

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Gail AbbottKarla AbelPeggy Abel*Eleanor AbeleGeraldine AbelnCaren AbrahamPam AckermanEllen AdamsEva-Maria Adamslee AdamsMarilyn Dale AdamsPatricia AdamsTia AdkinsJo AerneCarol AgatsteinMarilyn AinsworthBetsy AlexanderDottie Alexanderlee Ann AlexanderBonnie Kay AlinderGinger AllingtonJeanette AlsupBarbara AltenberndGloria AltepeterJohn J. AltmanCornelius AlwoodRebecca AmitinMelissa AnBarbara AndersonJames AndersonMary Jo AndersonRachel AndersonSilvio Angelilena AnnisToni AnsboroRonda AnsonCarole AnthonyShirley AntonJared Applebaumlaura AprilSarah AprilWendy AprilSusan ArbChyrle Arens

Paul BiesterfeldtTheresa BiggsAnne BishopAnnie BishopPat BishopGerald BlankeSuzanne BlankeAbigail BlattIvona BlazevicJulia BlissPaulette BlissNichole BlumeRonald BlumeCharles BoclairFrancine Boillatlinda BolhofnerJudy BolianAnne M. BondJoAnn BonfiglioAnna BonfiliMarge BornhauserJane BoschéDiana Boselucyann BostonIma BoteTeresa BoulandKaren BoumaJean BourdonTrish BourgeoisAnn BowenThomas BowmanMelissa BradfordAnna BraetPatrick BrandonCheryl Brandon-WatkinsBettie Bransonlaura BranstetterElaine M. BrauchCarol BreckenridgeJack BreierDan BrennanRuth BridgerMarion BriesacherJosh Bring

Margaret R. BauerShirley BauerBecky B. Baxalouise BazzettaTerry BeachySonia BeardAudrey BeattyJane BeattyMilissa M. BeatyHolly BeckJean BeckBrittany BeckerChris BeckerHelena BedalliAlmaretta BedfordJanie BedwellEmil E. BeierKathy BeineGreg BellNancy BellGrant BellakBarb BenetinMicah BennettCarol BenoistJosh BensonJennifer BergRebecca Berglawrence H. BerglundSally BerglundSarah BerglundBrooke BergmanMarie BergmannNancy BergmannAnna BerryCarol BerryErin BerryJune BerryPatricia Beuckmanluanne BeumerCecelia BeyerDesi BibbsGerry BickelShannon BielickeAdrienne Biesterfeldt

Rosemary ArmbrusterDavid ArnickCathy ArnoldGina Arnoldlaris AroraJoann ArpianiPauline AshtonTed AtwoodKelley AustinJonathan Badelyndell M. BadeElaine BadenAlbert BaeyenCharlotte BaeyenEdward BahrBonnie BailesJacqueline BainterCynthia BakerJan BakerKimberly BakerNannette BakerRobert BallsrudEd BanashekKay BanksElaine K. BanteCharlie BarbagliaMary BarchetGail BarclayMary BardShirley BardenheierMelissa BarfieldAmanda BarnesRobert T. BarnicleTim BarrierBridget BarryKatie BarryNancy A. BarrySuzann BarryMelanie BascomAnthony BassettEmily BassiWoody BassmanAnne Marie Batzellindsey Bauer

lois BrinkmeyerChip BronskyChris BrooksAlyssa BrownCarla BrownDonna BrownEmma BrownMaddy BrownMary BrownSharon BrownJanine BrownridgeMary BruceTammy BruckerhoffBarbara A. BrueggemannChuck Brustlynn BuchananSharon BuchananBlair BuchmayerDave BuckMarsha BuckSujata BuckJanet BuehrigAnn BuhrMinette BuhrMichael BullsKathy BumberryMeghan BumberryAileen Bunton*Margery BurgdorfSharon BurgeoisPeggy BurkhardtNick BurlesonBob BurnsEvelyn BurnsPeggy BurrisKyle BuschkoetterJerome ButerinBruce ButlerSusan ButlerBob ByrneJenna Cablerlynda CainEsther Calcaterraloretta Calcaterra

Gail CammarataWally CammarataKara CampbellMarsha CanfieldNuala CaomhanachCindy CapatostaSarah CapleRuth CarapellaCorine CareyJack CarlGreg CarlsonMary A. CarmodyMartin P. Carmody, Jr.Peter CarnesciauiMarcia CarpenterSally CarpenterTrish CarpenterAnn Smith CarrEileen CarrMonica CarronKarrianna CarterKatie CarterDianne CartyAndrea CasamentoAnita CasamentoAnn CaseBob CaseNancy CashWilliam CastilloJerry Castillonlinda CastillonNanka CastulikHzli CejaVeronica CejaCarmen C. CenskySusan ChairesKatharine ChamberlinDennis ChambersSally ChambersPeggy ChandlerMary ChapmanAnisha ChellaswamiZesta ChildersGrace Cho

Our Volunteers The Garden is grateful to our 1,788 volunteers (the equivalent of 70 full-time staff) who donated over 135,689 person-hours in 2008.

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Claire ChosidMarilyn ChrystAlberta Chulickloretta ClaesMarilyn ClaggettMonica ClapperJames ClarkJaylen Clarkleslie ClarkNancy ClarkRuth ClarkSam ClarkWalter ClarkPatty ClarkeMiton ClaybornJames ClevengerSylvia ClobesChristina Clothierlois CobleighDebbie CochranDiana R. CohnSally CohnMelody Colliatrelilian CollinsSean CollinsDick ConeSophie ConnorRuth ConwayMartha P. ConzelmanRicky Cook PetersonAshley CooleyRosalie CooperNatalie CopensAnne CoriCynthia Corley CrapseyStephanie CorriganDavid Cotton IIIMarjorie S. CourtneySharon CoxPolly CoxeAndrea CraigRachel CraigBruce CramerGayle CrancerJoan CraneRuth Ann CranstonAlex Creelylisa Cribbslois CromwellCindy CrossDoug CrossJean CrowderKevin CuiJake CummingsSylvia CummingsHolly CurrierCari CurtisMarie Cuttlerlarissa D’AbsonMarcelline DairaghiJo M. DaltonJessie DantinCarl DarigoDolly DarigoDeanna DavisDouetta DavisJames l. DavisXavier DavisSarah DavisStephanie DavisVeranda Davis-leeJoyce DavitWallace DawsonNadine DayCarole DeanRoberta DearingGene DeBolt

Natalie DeCarloJohn DedekeXavier DelannayJoan DellbringgeRachel DennisSkippy DennisEdna DependahlShelby DeRousseMargot Dershamliz DeSimoneRobin DeturkSuzanne DeutschmannBart DevotiPat DevotiAnna DiCarlolaura DickEvie Dickermanlisa DieckhausTrisha DieckmannDorothy DiehlStephanie DielAlex DigirolamoMelanie DileoJessica DillenderRachel D’IncauCheyenne DinkinsTaylor DisperDiana DizonSally DobrunzIrene DodsonMarjorie DomeierGloria DonahueCarol DonelanMaureen DonnellyMichael DonovanPatti DonovanSuzanne DorrisAshton DoughertyMarge DoughertySharon DoughertyJerry H. DouglasAmber DoverEmily DowdThom DowneyJanice DozierJames DreyJoyce DriemeyerPatrick DriscollSherry DrosteKathy DuanEllen DubinskyN. Diane DuBoisJudy DudaSue DudekKathleen Dudleyloyd M. DueringBerta DulleRene DulleTeresa DunlapDiane DunnSarah DunnKate DurbinShirley DurfeeJennifer DykemanDon DylewskiAnn EarleyKaren EasleyDebra Ebelleo EbelGloria EbertMelissa EbonePatricia M. EckelAngie EckertJack EdelmanGeorgia EdkinsSally A. EdmistonKarla Edwards

Kirsty EdwardsMike EgglestonCharlotte EhlenbeckMarypat EhlmanBarbara EilerCarolynn EilerAmy EinspanierMary Ellen ElkinsEleanor EllisSondra EllisMisha EmanoilSheldon Engerlee E. EricksonDorothy Ernstlois EstesJoan EttmanJudy EvansKali EvansMarjorie EversmanDale Ewaltluba EzerskiyAnne Faeth-BoydJanine FagerlinMelanie FagerlinBarbara FairchildMaureen FallwellDonna FarishonMelanie FathmanEugene FauerbachDiane B. FaupelRobert FaupelJasmine FazzariKathleen FeherNoel FehrSteve FeinerKarlene FeldkerPaul FeldkerDebbie FellenzJill FellerJames A. FellhauerSandy FenderKate FentonSusan FenwickKathleen FerrellNatalie FesteJames FettermanAbigail FilippelloSydney FinanBarbara Finbloomlinda FinertyGlenda FinnieArden FisherCorey FisherMarie FisherAnnie FitchittBetty FitzgeraldNora FitzgeraldCynthia FitzgibbonsTeresa FlanaganJulian B. FleischmanJennifer FleischmannElaine FliegCarol FloodBarbara FloomSusan FluegelJoanne FogartyFrank FoleyJessica FoleyTaylor FoleyChristian FollowellJamison FordMary Grace FordCarol ForsythCatherine ForsythPamela FournierDwight FowlerPamela Fowler

Patricia FowlerCheryl FoxElizabeth FoxKatherine Foxlotta FoxRachel FoxDon FrankAlyssa FrankeConnie FrankovichFrank A. FrawleyZach FrazerMaria FrazierJoseph FrazzettaPaula FrenchPhyllis FrestaAlda FridleyAnne FrohmanJoyce FryAshley FryeNatalie FryrearStacie FryrearJerry FugateMary T. Fungelauren FurbushRoss FurbushSavannah FurmanGina FuscoAnrico GaddyFlorence GaffneyPaulie GaioniDavid GaitherM. Joyce GanimAndrew GardnerJohn GarnerKatie GarnerCarol GaskinGeoffrey GatesBetsy GeeJim GehringerNancy GelbSusan GelmanRichard GeorgeHera GerberJohn M. GergelJoanna GerstDonna GersteinMartha GerstenHelen GewaltMary Joyce GewaltGil GherardiniDiana GibbonsDawn GibsonRosemary H. GidionsenGary Giessowloura GilbertCarolyn GildehausCarol GinderBarb GistJanet Glarnerlen GlaserMil GlaserRoz GlaserJane GleasonTaylor GloverJanet GluesenkampMichelle GodbeeJudith GoedekerM.J. GoerkeJacob GoldTaylor GoldammerIrene GoldmanleeAnne GomesShelly GoodingDiane GordonKathleen GormanDot GormleyRebecca Gorski

Gordon GoshConstance GossJosephine GothbergKelly GouldShari GourdéJan GowenAlan GrahamShirley GrahamNada GranberryValerie P. GranberryAlex GrandaMary Beth GrangerAnne GrantBill GrantCarol GravensDaniel l. GravensRick GrayVictoria S. Gray-QuestellDennis GreenSharon GreenbergMarlena GregoryVerna GremaudHannah Grewachlaura E. GriesedieckVirginia GrimmCandy GrishamMichelle GronemeyerJoan GrossmanMary GrossmanSusan GrossmanMichelle GroveBetty GuarraiaBernice GuerkeMary GuettermanAnn B. GulickCathy GunterMiriam GuttingSusan HackneyRick HaeselerEileen HahnMark Hahnlora HakansonBill HalcombGregory HallMargaret HallasJane HallerKaren HallerKathy HalpinBonnie HamidAllen HamiltonEsley HamiltonMary HammerCarol HamptonTeresita HamptonGwen HardinPamela A. HardyThomas E. HardyChristina HargroveEmery HarmonJudith HarmonSara HarnedKatie HarperRobert HarperBobbie HarringtonDorothy HarrisJack H. HarrisMonica HartenstineGary HartmanKen HartsellRuth HartsellPamela HassArnold HaumesserMadison HaumesserCheryl HauseJudy HawkinsKevin B. HawleyToni Hayes

Terre Hayes, IIMelanie HayimDiana HaynesRichard HaynesJudy M. HeadleyMary HeffernanMary Etta HeggiePatty Heimlinda HeinickeJoanna HeinsCharles HeinzmanMary HeitertWalter l. HeitmannJane HelbigMarilyn HellerRuth HellsternPatricia HemannWilliam HembergerErika HempeyReneé HennekesJanis HenricksJohn Hensleylinda HensleyRosemary HensleyDavid HeppermannIrene R. Herculeslucy HerlethThomas HermJan Hermannlise HerrenSydney HersckowitzCarol HessCathy HeyGeorge HibbardCarol HigginsJamie HigginsPhyllis HigginsMichelle C. HillJoyce HillebrandBarb HiltonSabrina HiltonAlbert HirsonRita HirsonEmily HixsonEmily HoJohn Hocklindsey HodgePatsy F. HodgeSam HodgeJames R. HoefenerDrew HoffmanRay D. HoffmanDave HoffmannSheila HoffmeisterMary Ann HoganDorothy HohenbergerTom HohnBeth HolbrookeRichard HoldenerJanice M. Hollandsworthlynn HollerNorma HollerJan HollowayKate HollowaySara HolmesPat HoltRoxane HoltzmanBecky HomanJames HoneywellMarvin HookBill HooperIwona HopkinsBrice HoplerJudy HoranJim HornNorma Hornlynne Hornberger

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Jan HornerMegan HornsbyStephanie HornsbyVirginia HorrellMaureen HorstKyle HorstmannPhil HorstmannAnne Rankin HortonDavid HortonRobert HortonBen HowardJennifer HowardVirginia HrevusEric HsuHibert Huaylla limachiAlea HughesAlex HughesJudith C. HughesNyla Hugheslaure Hullversonlinda HultgrenBarbara HuningJesse HuntCharmaine HutchingsKristen lynn IaquintaEllen IronsRobert IrwinAlana JacksonHerb JacksonJim Jacksonlois JacksonMaggie Jacksonleonard JacobsDon JacobsmeyerJosephine JacobsmeyerMarie JaegerMarika JakubovskaEric JamesMary Kay Januarylouise JaquesBarbara J. JarmanGene JarvislaVerne JaudesBarbara JawsonMaud JeantyChristine JeepGail JendrisakArmella JenkinsMaureen JenningsDonna JensenJanice JernigansDiane JiaoJosephine JocobsmeyerAnita JoggerstBarbara JohnsonBarbara JohnsonHannah JohnsonPaul JohnsonSara JohnsonVeronica JohnsonDoris JohnstonRick JohnstonRuth JonasBredon JonesChristy JonesDale JonesEllen JonesPatricia JonesPeg JonesNicole JordanAngeline JovanovicPat Jovanovic

Christine JoyceMaggie JoyceAudrey JuergensJanet JumpMarie JurasMeaghan JusickPeggy KachulisJane Kahnlawrence KahnBeverly Kahneylinda KalicakMark KalkPamela KalkbrennerDonald KaminskiBetty KammanAnn KannAnn KarasekRose Marie KariusGary KarpinskiJack KartyRavi KasinadhuniBeth KatzfeyJim KearneyKaren KearneyVictoria KearnsPat KeatingSusan KeatingPatty KeckRick KedroNancy KeeferAbby KeelGrace KeeslingMary KeiltyGary KellerDeborah KellyJean KellyMarvel KendallSonya Jo KendrickBen KennedyDavid KennedyTara KerbyMadelynn KesterDeborah KettlerKati KieferPat KillianRuth KingDon KinseyNancy KinseyPolly KinsloweCarmella KinstlerJean KirbyNancy KirchhoffCandace KirkmanRay KirkmanAnne Kirkpatricklauren KirkwoodChristine KirmaierMary Jane Kirtzlynn KiskeMary KlaukeJeanne KlebuschKarl J. KleekampGerry KleinPat KlimushynMary C. KloecknerPat KlosterPeggy KnippelJoyce KnobbeKaren Koehnemanlynn KoenemanCynthia Koeniglinda Meckfessel Koenig

Diane KohlPat KohlerIrene KohmJohn KolarDub KoonMargi KoorsAlice l. KorittaRobert KornblumSheila KorteNadine KoubaCheryl KowalczyklaVerne KoynBob KozielekJessica KrafcikMary Jane KranzJoAnn KreskoBecky KridelFran KroegerDoris KroupaMackenzie KrusChris Krusalorraine KrusaYvette KurtzDanielle M. KusnerCarol KustererSydney KuttenJudy laBarberaNancy laBrierDeborah laddMargaret lahrmannElizabeth laleyAndrew lalourBill lambertonAmy lampeBill lampeJeremy lampePaula lampenCatherine lancasterJoyce landauerJamie laneJohn laneMarilyn laneTowenga laneJanet langeBonnie langstonRaul laraAnn larsonArnold F. larsonDonovan larsonVirginia laschoberElizabeth lavelleAshley lawrenceBarbara lawtonVirginia layCara Scandrett

leathermanAnna leaveyAmy leDeauxShira leDeauxVee leeZoe lefebureJerry K. lehmanJake lehmannBarbara lehmierPat leighFrances leimkuehlerBetty leMattyDon lempJanet lempCarol lentzWilliam lenz, Jr.Gustavo leon

lauren leonardJean leonhardtMaya lerchMike lerchRichard leSageKevin leuckAnnamarie leungMarilyn leutwilerAudrey levitSteve levitIan lewchenkoTracie lewisBrittany liedkeMelinda ligonleslie lihouleslie limbergVincent linJudy lincolnSteven J. linfordJeanette lingJoo linnDiane linsinClaire linzeeConnie lippertRachel lissnerCassie liuCheryl lockosBeverly loganFreda lohrJanis londeBetty longfellowMary longraisBarb lorentzSaundra lowesJennifer loyet-SchamberChristina luFrank luechtefeldKathleen luepkeDustin lumKatherine lumettaDee luoDonna Moeller

MacDonaldTim MacNairSilvia MadeoNadine MaheMohit Maheshwarilouis Makarewiczlouis MalinDonna Mancolisa ManleyBetty ManlinMary Ellen MannVirgil MannPam ManningJeanne MargulisInez MarianiShirley Marinolibby MarkKathy Marks-PetetitSandra MarlerCindy MarrDorothy MartelsCarolee MartinEldon MartinEllen S. MartinSarah E. MartinS. Edna MartiniMary MarxJim MasseyBetty MathesAudrey Mathews

Tess MatthewsChristine MattinglyKay MattinglyJudith MauneSusan MaurerCarly MayMaryellen MayRebecca MayDorothy MayesElizabeth MayesJennifer MayoKelly MazzacavalloCourtney McBayTresa McCalliePeggy McCalpinlavonne McClainAndrew McClellanJan McClenahanJeanette McConnellGinny McCookSue McCoolJean McCormackJohn McCormackS. Kelli McCurdyJeffrey McEuenAnnette McGarrahanSue McGaryAlberta McGilliganJeanne McGilliganlynn McGooganKevin McGowanlaurian McGrathDolores J. McGuireKathy McGuireMary McHughSage McKinleyMichael MclaughlinParker McMillanAubrey McMullinSue McNamaraPatrick McNearneyAlexandra McNettElmer McNultyPatrick McNultyDon McQueenSusan Daniels McQueenMartin MeagherAllyson MedjeskyVaughn E. MeisterAlbert MelmanAngela MenardNina El MenchaviPatty MendicinoAnita MerriganDavid MerrittMary MertzRyan Ann MertzSusan MethenyJeanne MeurerBetty Meyerlaura MeyerSandy MeyerHannah MeyersClaire MeynersRenee Nicole MiddenAmy MiesnerArlene MillerEllen MillerEric MillerGerald MillerJanet MillerJohn Miller

lauren MillerRyun MillerAmanda MilliganGloria MillsJacqueline MillstoneTerry MilneMaxine MirowitzAlice MitchellJacqueline MitchellKyle Mitchellliza MitchellMary Ellen MitchellSuzanne MoakJeannie A. MoePeggy MoehlenbrockRich MoffittFrancine MoloneyKaren Smead MondaleJoanne MontiCherie MoodyBetty MooreMartha MooreTommy MooreJanet MoranAudrey MorganDenise MorganSami MorleyIsabelle MorrisJean E. MorrisJim MorrisJulia MorrisKaren R. Morrislarry MorrisonJudy MorrowElise MoserJudy MoskoffChris MouserDenise MouserEva MoutrieBrian MuellerJune Muellerloretta MuessigJoAnn MuhammadJohn P. MullerElonda MunroMarjorie MunsonMaya MuraliMichael MurenElizabeth MurneyAnna MurphyGale MurphyJoan Murphylaura Murphyluci MurphyRosemary Murphylaura MurrayPeter MurreyPatti MusgraveBarbara MutzCindy MyerHannah MyersThomas NadelinCharles Naegerlisa NansteelDeanna NashMargaret NatheJacqueline NaunheimArlene NazzoliMary NeherMary Ellen NeilsonBarbara NellGerald Nell

R. Spence NelsonCassie NesbitBob NeuJon NewellBetsy NewmanEvelyn NewmanJohn Newman, Jr.Terry NewmarkHillary NewtonVicki NewtonJulie NicolaiJanne NiemoellerJoyce NiewoehnerRon NimerJohn NischwitzBob NoeClaudia R. NoeVirginia NoePhyllis NoelkenAl NormanBrad NormanChase NormanMarge NormileWayne NorthMary NottebrokBarbara Vanta NovakJustine NovakJeanne NowickeMary Jo NowobilskiSarah NunezMarcia NuszMary Ann NyeAlison O’BrienBarbara O’BrienEmma O’BrienHeidi O’BrienPat O’BrienTom OchsnerSue OertliRonald OeschJean OhmerSandy OliverKen OlsenSandy OlsenDonna OlsonMary lou OlsonPatrick O’NeilKathy O’NeillMary Alice O’NeillBerni OppeltAnne OrcuttAnne V. OrthFred Ortlipleroy F. OrtmeyerChristina OrtynCathy OsbornBarbara OttoliniElisabeth OttoliniDavid OverallKathy OverallJerry OvermanDiana PadratzikJoe PageEsther PahlMadalyn PainterSue PalmerRichard J. PandorfMary lee PankoffJason PapkeShirley ParisiJen ParkerNancy Parker

Randall ParkerHolly ParksFarnell ParsonsJo-Ann PartinKristina Passilarry PattersonSidney PattersonTavia PattersonJoyce Pattonlen PattonPeggy PautlerNikki PawlowskiDerek PayneVe’Niecy Pearman-

GreenSharon PedersenCaroline PeetzJack PeistrupKay PelikanBarbara PellegriniBonnie PellegriniMary Ann PelotJessica PennyMegan PerneyDominick PerottiTrevor PerrmannJoel PesapaneAllison PetersConnie PetersGary PetersArlene PetersenFrank PetersonSamantha Petersonlindsay PetracekMargaret PetruskaAnn PhelanBruce E. PhillipsDorothy PhillipsMargaret A. PhillipsJoi PickettKami PiebanPhyllis PieperSusan Pinker-DoddRobert PinkowskiKelly PinneyJennifer PirrieMadeline PisaniTamara PisoniAlice PoertnerEllen PoniewazRay PoninskiKim PopeTony PoppenRhonda Porche-SorbetCarol PortmanHoratio PotterJoan Powelllinda PozzaStephanie PradeAmy ProsserGabrielle PupilloShirley PuricelliElizabeth QinKaye QuentinSue QuirkRyan QuitmeyerJoan RadcliffeDiane RademacherCheryl RafertAnne RaglandDolores RahnBernice Raineri

Charlie Raiserlois Raleylinda RalloRafi RamadanSuzanne Ramsey-

HaubeinAmy RandazzoJoe W. RandolphMary Ann RandolphSandra RaneySue RappTerry RassieurKelly RatabasheeFred A. RauchBarbara RauthPat RavenJoAnn RawsonAnita RayfieldAlan RaymondHolly S. Recordslola ReedDavid ReindlJohn ReinerElizabeth ReinschJane ReiseSue ReiselAlma ReitzSusan RentfrowDouglas Reynerlynn ReynerCyndy D. ReynoldsMary Beth ReynoldsBarbara ReznyBecky RhodesMary RichTom RichBernadine Richardlucian RichardsDavid Richardsonlane RichterSteffi RichterKim Ridenourlisa RiemanGail RiesenmyHeather RightlerDavid RileyMelanie RileyMelissa RileyFredric RissoverDonald RitchieHeather RitchieJackie RitchieKathryn RiversBeth RobertsDani RobertsPaul RobertsHelen RobinsonAnn R. Robisonlinda RobsonPriscilla RodriguezRiley RoganSusan RogersHerb RogulZelda RogulChristine Rohlofflahoma RohrerStacy RolfeRose RosenJean RosenfeldVickie RosenkoetterNatalie RosenlofCatherine Ross

Nancy RossAllan RosselCarol RosselFaye RothRebecca RowneyDeann RubinRhett RuckerSusan RueckerAnna RueschhoffJan RuggeJoAnn RullDonald RumerMary RumyBill RuppertGene Rush*Jessie RushMarsha RusnackRichard RussellSusan RussellJudy RustigeSammy RuwitchDon Ryanlucy RyanDavid SacksBrian SadloJane Saghirlinda SaligmanBetty SalihJeff SalvageKayKay SanPatricia SandersSarah Sanderslouise SandlerBeth SankeyCaroline SantBarbara SantoroNancy SauerhoffTabitha SaundersEllen SayersMichael SchadeJudy SchaljoJennifer SchamberRichard SchanbacherJacquie ScharlottNorma Bonham

SchechterBonnie SchellNancy SchikoreJerome SchillerJoe SchillingJoseph P. SchiwingerVirginia SchiwingerJoyce SchlakerRon SchlapprizziBrandon SchlechterCharles SchmidtChristine A. SchmidtSarah SchmidtBeverly SchmittMartha SchmittThomas SchmittdielJohn SchmitzMarie SchmitzCharlotte SchneiderKerry Schneiderlois SchoechJoyce E. Schoeneberglarry SchoeneshoeferSue SchoeningRonda SchomburgPaul E. SchorrBarbara Schrader

Mary SchraderArline R. SchrammBarrett SchroederTodd W. SchroederHale SchroerJill SchroerJim SchuckAnn SchuetteChristopher SchulteJim SchulteKristen SchulteRose SchulteScott SchulteSusie SchulteHannah SchultenJordan SchulzSylvan SchulzTodd SchumacherPat SchutteWilliam SchwabAlix SchweitzerMary ScottFredna ScrogginsWilliam SedlockRosalie M. SeemannKen SeherNancy Seiferlaurie SelkirkEmmett J. Senn, Jr.Nancy SenterMary E. SerbiMary SerightHelen SerottePam SeyerKrunal ShahKrity ShangErin Shanklynda SharpeKaren ShawPatrick ShawJordan SheltonCarol ShepleyMadelyn SheprowSandra SherRuth SherwinKyle SherwoodJackie ShillingtonRobert ShortEarl ShreckengastMichael ShteynPatti SiefertRosalie J. SiefkeDiane SiegelNed SiegelRobert SiemerEvelyn SiewertRoy SiewertStephanie SigalaJessica SilverMargaret SilverBarbara SimonKathy l. SimonsPaul SimpkinsRob SimpsonAshley SingerBishopre Kermu SinyaIrma SissinJoanna Skwiotlynn SlackmanSue SlivkaMary SmidtBarbara Smith

Betty SmithJolie SmithJordan SmithKathy SmithRon SmithRose Marie Smithlinda SniderJohn M SnodgrassBill SnyderRichard SokolJohn SolodarNancy SolodarRosemary SpitlerBarbara SpringerVan D. SpurgeonCarol SquiresJeanette St. VrainJulie StackhouseSara Stackhouselaura StadelmanAmy StahlKaren StahlhuthShirley StandishGlee StanleySusan StapelKatarina Stapleslouis StarkMartha Suzanne StarkPenny Steffenlucinda SteinDonna SteinhoffJanet StensonAlan StentzJohn StephensNora SternRon StevensMildred StewartJoy StingerMaria StockerMaxine StoneSarah StrandemoAgnes StrassnerStewart StrassnerMary Strattlaura M. Streettlee StreettAmanda Stricklandlinda StritzelBetty StruckhoffSuzanne Struemphlinda StrunkPeggy StuckmeyerTeresa StutesFanny SuchetJodi SudinMary Pat SullivanMidge Supp-FeldmannE. lynn SuydamMary Ann SwaineBarbara SwansonNorma SwansonBecky SweeneyJudy SweeneyAudrey SwinfordCarol SwinkSuzanne SwitzerAbdallahi SyDonald SzwaboWarren TabachikPatricia Taillon-MillerAnthony TainterJennifer Tamayo

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The ZMD levies an annual tax on property on behalf of five subdistricts, including the Botanical Garden Subdistrict. The subdistrict contracts with the Garden to provide botanical services.Antoinette BaileyTheresa loveless, chairRobert H. OrchardMartin SchweigPamela Shephard

Walter G. SternCharles A. Stewart, Jr., secretary Marjorie M. Weir, vice chairRoy Jerome Williams, Sr.Hillary B. Zimmerman, treasurer

Non-voting advisory members:Willie J. MeadowsJanice M. NelsonJames H. Yemm

Botanical Garden Subdistrict

Zoo-Museum District

Members’ Board Executive Committee

Carol Squires, PresidentTed AtwoodTerry BeachyAnn CaseAndrea CraigSuzanne DeutschmannKathleen DudleyAngie Eckertlinda FinertyPhyllis FrestaSusan GelmanPatty Heimlise HerrenSheila Hoffmeisterlaure HullversonPatty KeckNancy KeeferBecky KridelPaula lampenJanet langeSilvia Madeo

Ellen MartinParker McMillanJacquelin NaunheimVickie NewtonTerry RassieurMary Rumylucy RyanBeth SankeyJoan SheppardAnne Weidmann

Ex officio MembersTower Grove House Auxiliary: Jean Crowder Tower Grove House Historical

Committee: Marie Schmitz

Past PresidentsMary Ella AlfringAnn BowenEllen DubinskyEllen JonesMary longraisIsabelle MorrisSue OertliSue RappMarsha RusnackNancy SauerhoffSusie SchulteNora Sternliz TeasdaleJane Tschudy

Garden Docentsleslie Clark Dan Gravens

Nathan TanAnn TanseyBarbara TariqMonica Taylorliz TeasdaleRichard TelmanJames TengHarold G. TennysonPaivi TetriAmeet Thakerlaura ThalStephanie ThauBrooke ThibodauxClaire ThibodauxBeverly ThieleGarnet A. ThiesJeanne ThomaJan ThomasJo Ann ThomasJulie Thomaslinda ThomasFred Thomas, IINancy ThompsonSteve ThompsonRobert ThornberryAnna M Thornhilllaverne ThurmondAudrey TingSammie TippitAnn TobbenCharlie TobenBarbara TonkynBetty TonneasTerrie TonneasMarlene TothClaire Tourjeelila TraegerJulie TrangPaul D. TraversJoan TroehJean TruglioJane TschudyMarlene TucholskiJack TuckerZach TuckerMadeleine Tuftslarry TurnerMarjorie Gwynn TurnerMary TurnerJean TurneyAnn TuxburyJames H. TuxburyBarbara UhlChristine UmbrightRiley UnderwoodKate UpshurDarla UrbinaMarianne VahlkampShirley ValentinoDea VallinaNorma S. VanceRobert Vander lindenRoberto VasquezKathy VelliosRichard l. ViolaMary Carol VoelkerRobert M. VoelkerCarole Vohsen

Carly VolotoDorotte Von MalapertDebbi VossBob WaeltermannHelen WalckPatricia A. WalingDonna Walkerleigh Walkerliz Walkerleslie P. WallaceNancy WallaceAndrew WalliElizabeth WallisHuber WalshMiles Walz-SalvadorSharon WardMarti WarhurstWallis WarrenNorbert WasileskiHannah WaterhouseRichard WatsonTimothy WattJudy WattersAudrey Wattlerlinda WaughKristin WaymanMargaret A. WayneRobert WeaverPhyllis WeberAnne WeidmannJanice WeilPaul WeilandGinger WeinelRobert WeinmanRachel WeisbrichIrene WeisenhornJackie WeissSharon A. WeissmannPayden WelkerCarol WellmanJim Wellmanlinn WellsRickey WellsPatricia WemhoenerMary Clair WengerMarion WernerJennifer WesleyNorbert Wesleylaila WesselKenneth R. WheatKyle WheelerSteve WhitcraftKevin WhiteSusan WhiteDebbie WhiteheadCheryl WhitingRandy l. WhitmanSuzanne WhitmanPatricia Whitmorelinda WhittenPamela WickardEdward WidmerCarl WienoldWilma WienoldPam WilcoxGail WilkersonRobyn WilkersonJean Wilkinson

Nancy WillardSandra WillemsCaitlin WilliamsDovia WilliamsJoan WilliamsJohn WilliamsNancy WilliamsNorma WilliamsPatrick WilliamsRose WilliamsJanet WilliamsonAlma WillisCarolyn WillmoreDiana WillsonCarol WilsonJoyce WilsonMatt WindPatricia WinkelmannMargaret WinterSarah V. WinterCarolyn A. WirthDiane M. WoepkeDennis WoldumDavid WolfersbergerDoug WolterKatherine WongKathleen WoodBridget WoodforkAnne WoodhouseBrandon WoodsMartha WoodwardDevante WootenElizabeth WorleyAdrienne WrightJulie WrocklageMarian WuestChristy WyattJacqueline YapAnita K. YeagerBob YeatsJudi YemmHilaire YoderKim Yoon-ohWendy YouChristina YoungJim YoungKathy YoungRichard YoungVicky YoussefAlex YuanStacy ZamskyNancy ZanderRichard H. ZanderBarb ZappullaVcitor ZarrilliAnastasia ZelenovaNathan ZenserDonna ZeregaJason ZhangAndrew Zhengleon ZickrickCheryl ZiegelmeyerWilliam ZiegenbeinKevin ZimmerAnnie Zuolinda Zurfluh

* deceased

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The Members’ Board

The Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District (ZMD) is a tax-supported cultural district governed by an eight-member board of directors, each appointed for a four-year term by the Mayor of the City of St. louis and by the St. louis County Executive.

Frankie M. Freeman, chairDonna G. Knight, vice chairJoyce l. Margulis, assistant secretaryKay Marshall Adrienne Morgan, immediate past chairRobert A. Powell, treasurerBen UchitelleDavid Weber, secretary

J. Patrick Dougherty, executive directorSharon l. Wilcutt, deputy director

Awarded since 1893 and named for the Garden’s founder, the Henry Shaw Medal honors those who have made a significant contribution to the Missouri Botanical Garden, botanical research, horticulture, conservation, or the museum community. In 2008, the Garden honored Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, President of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, for his work on the interaction between climate change and biodiversity for over 20 years.

Trustee Warren McKinley Shapleigh was honored in 2008 for 50 years of service, the longest serving trustee in Garden history. An emeritus trustee today, Shapleigh has dedicated himself to the Garden during a remarkable period of change and growth. When he joined the board in 1958, the Climatron® did not yet exist and Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States. Shapleigh chaired the trustee committee that selected Dr. Peter H. Raven as Garden director in 1971. He has made possible a variety of features, including the Shapleigh Memorial Fountain, the Kercheval Fountain, a viewing area in the Margaret Grigg Nanjing Friendship Chinese Garden, and the land on which the Monsanto Center is located.

Described by Time magazine as a “Hero for the Planet,” Dr. Peter H. Raven champions research around the globe to preserve endangered plants and is an advocate for building a sustainable environment. Dr. Raven has been president of the Garden since 1971 and during this time has won many prizes and awards, including the National Medal of Science. In 2008, he received several major national and international awards.

The BBVA Foundation gave the Award for Scientific Research in Ecology and Conservation Biology to Dr. Raven and co-recipient Harold Mooney, professor of Environmental Biology at Stanford University. The award, which carries a $750,000 prize, was granted to Raven and Mooney because they “lead the world in seeking ways to prevent biodiversity loss.”

The Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth presented its 2008 International Award of Excellence in Conservation to Dr. Raven because “he champions research around the world to preserve endangered plants and animals.”

The Arbor Day Foundation awarded the J. Sterling Morton Award, the highest individual honor given by the foundation, to Dr. Raven for his “commitment to preserving trees and the natural world, which has inspired generations of conservationists around the world.”

The National Geographic Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Raven to the board, commenting, “National Geographic is fortunate to have the additional counsel and experience of Peter Raven, who has an impressive record of leadership and service in conservation.”

Multiple Awards for Garden’s President

The William L. Brown Center awarded the William L. Brown Award for Excellence in 2008 to Dr. Nancy Turner of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Turner is an ethnobotanist who has devoted her career to the study and preservation of native North American plant genetic resources, especially those of the indigenous peoples of the northwest. The Garden’s William L. Brown Center presents the award biannually. The award is made possible through a generous endowment from the Sehgal Family Foundation, in cooperation with the family of Dr. William L. Brown.

William L. Brown Award

The Garden awarded the 2008 Greensfelder Medal to Dr. Brent Elliott, librarian and archivist at the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library in London. The Albert P. and Blanche Y. Greensfelder Medal was established in 1980. It honors individuals who have made significant contributions to landscape, garden, and park planning, and design for urban improvement. Dr. Elliott is a renowned authority on Victorian gardens. He collaborated on the landscape design and interpretation of the new Victorian District.

Greensfelder Medal

News of Note…

Dr. Brent Elliott

Dr. Nancy Turner

Warren Shapleigh

Henry Shaw Medal

Honored for 50 Years

Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy receives medal from Dr. Peter Raven.

VisitorsAttendance at all locations: 961,490Highest daily annual attendance: 18,855 on

Sunday, August 31, Japanese FestivalHighest non-event-related attendance: 5,470 on

Sunday, April 20, Earth Day weekendLowest non-event-related attendance: 12 on

Tuesday, March 4, an unusually cold and wet day

MembersMembers: 37,373Upper-level members: 539Total number of member visits: 253,765Members who renew each year: 76%

PersonnelNumber of volunteers: 1,788Number of hours contributed in 2008: 135,689Number of equivalent full-time staff: 70

CommunicationsNews items about the Garden in the media: 5,232 in 46 states

and 10 countriesNumber of unique online visitors: 4.4 million

(increase in 2008: 22 percent)People receiving e-newsletters and updates: 40,344

(increase in 2008: 55 percent)Percentage of fundraising via website: 11 percent

(increase in 2008: 4 percent)

EducationStudents participating in Garden programs: 93,505Visitors who experience on-site drop-in education: 91,635Teachers supported through workshops, field experiences, and

education resources: 2,536Student visits to the Commerce Bank Center for

Science Education: 4,239Seniors, special-needs children, and others helped through

Horticulture Therapy: 4,493Student visitors to the Dana Brown Overnight

Center: 2,544Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden attendance: 101,721

(increase in 2008: 87 percent)Tower Grove House attendance: 42,516

(increase in 2008: 25 percent)

Home GardeningVisitors to the Kemper Center for Home Gardening: 154,075Adult Education: 2,014 people enrolled in 194 classesPlastic pot recycling: 5,000 participants recycled

158,000 poundsMaster Gardeners: 262 volunteered 29,472 hoursPlant Doctor Service: 8,077 clients presented 15,148 questions Calls to Horticulture Answer Service: 14,015GardeningHelp unique web visitors: 2.17 million Online email gardening questions answered: 3,200

Horticulture DisplaysTotal accessions: 30,526New accessions in 2008: 2,015Total taxa/unique types of plants: 16,018 Total trees on grounds: 5,369 (1,108 taxa)New trees in 2008: 170 Unique types of Missouri native trees on grounds: 102 Unique types of daffodils: 736 Unique types of daylilies: 1,851 Unique types of iris: 1,318 Unique types of lilies: 156 Seasonal bedding plants: 170,000Hanging baskets produced: 250Pounds of grass seed: 4,000Acres of turf at the Garden: 30 Science & ConservationPh.D. researchers at the Garden: 46Researchers did fieldwork in 36 countries on 6 continents.Graduate students at the Garden: 22 students from

10 different countriesDegrees awarded: 3 Ph.D. and 1 Master’sStudents did fieldwork in 14 countries including Russia,

Colombia, and Madagascar.Specimens in Herbarium: 6,063,286 (new in 2008: 83,423)Tropicos™ online herbarium records: 3,695,733 (new in 2008:

184,651)Books in the Library: over 200,000 (new in 2008: 1,592)Journal subscriptions in the Library: over 800Reference queries answered: 1,526 Interlibrary loans: over 800 supplied to 22 countries Rare books: approximately 6,550 printed before 1830Rare books digitized and placed online: 908 for a total of

2,550 volumes Books published by MBG Press: 11 (and 2 quarterly journals)

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Editor: Elizabeth McNulty Designer: Ellen Flesch with assistance by Jeff Ricker Cover Photo: Cherry blossoms in Seiwa-en, the Japanese Garden. Photo by Heather Marie Osborn.

Photography: Dr. Patricia Raven, Kristi Foster, Josh Monken, Brian Mueller, Heather Marie Osborn, Leslie Wallace, Erin Whitson, and Diane Wilson.

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Dr. Peter H. RavenPresident

(314) 577-9577peter.raven@mobot.org

Robert J. HerlethExecutive Vice President

(314) 577-9575robert.herleth@mobot.org

Paul W. BrockmannSenior Vice President, General Services

(314) 577-5129paul.brockmann@mobot.org

Deborah Chollet FrankVice President, Sustainability

(314) 577-0279deborah.frank@mobot.org

Sharon MertzlufftSenior Vice President, Institutional Advancement

(314) 577-9495sharon.mertzlufft@mobot.org

James P. CocosVice President, Horticulture

(314) 577-9426jim.cocos@mobot.org

Peggy LentsSenior Vice President, Communications

(314) 577-0245peggy.lents@mobot.org

Olga Martha MontielVice President, Conservation and Sustainable Development

(314) 577-9412olgamartha.montiel@mobot.org

L. Joseph NortonDirector, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House

(636) 530-0076 x11joe.norton@mobot.org

Michael S. OlsonVice President, Financial Services and Controller

(314) 577-5160michael.olson@mobot.org

Rebecca Ingram-KuteyVice President, Human Resources

(314) 577-5122rebecca.ingram@mobot.org

Jan SimonsVice President, Retail Services

(314) 577-9581jan.simons@mobot.org

The Management Team

Chuck MillerVice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

(314) 577-9419chuck.miller@mobot.org

Dr. Robert E. MagillSenior Vice President, Science and Conservation

(314) 577-5161bob.magill@mobot.org

John W. BehrerDirector, Shaw Nature Reserve

(636) 451-3512john.behrer@mobot.org

Family of AttractionsGlenda AbneyDirector, EarthWays Center

(314) 577-0288glenda.abney@mobot.org

Garden by the NumbersYear ended December 31, 2008

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